Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun pl] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The nature of community representation in Pittsburgh has been such that , while obliged to consult groups over the allocation of federally originating money , only one group per neighbourhood was consulted . |
| 2 | But if Kylie and Blamey had started to harbour doubts over the wisdom of their journey , they were instantly dispelled when the men with the Midas touch began work . |
| 3 | In addition to providing tax incentives to investors , the package required banks and insurance companies to purchase stocks over the next six months , and encouraged pension funds to do likewise . |
| 4 | I wonder if it will pay to feed maggots over the sand to persuade the chub to spend more time there , and then to trot a bunch of maggots to them . |
| 5 | To make a living he had to sell things over the counter-like his brother . ’ |
| 6 | Russia 's acting Premier Yegor Gaidar and Moldovan Prime Minister Andrei Sangheli [ for his appointment on July 1 see p. 38976 ] agreed to open negotiations over the removal of Russian troops stationed in the republic . |
| 7 | Middlesbrough Council spokesman Doug Allan said there was no need to consult residents over the planning applications because they involved no change of use . |
| 8 | erm Oh definitely yes , I mean when we 're trying to play passes over the top of their defence and they 're getting cut or they 're going straight through to the goalkeeper , it 's very frustrating for us , but really it 's just a case of plugging away and trying to get things to come right . |
| 9 | I suspect that , if he imagines a dark grizzly bear trying to stalk seals over the snow , the Bishop will immediately see the answer to his problem . |
| 10 | Three of the 64 Berkshire commoners are refusing to accept a deal under which they would be paid about £750 each to forfeit rights over the built-up part of the US Air Force base and agree not to exercise them in other areas . |
| 11 | Many manufacturers wo n't allow you to remove the machine 's case without automatically voiding your warranty : some go so far as to put seals over the case so they can tell if you 've opened it . |
| 12 | The two parties had in June 1990 formed the Union for France ( UPF — see p. 37684 ) but had been unable at a meeting on Nov. 8 to resolve differences over the organization of the presidential primaries . |
| 13 | ‘ There is tight security at our homes but we do not want to have to put bars over the windows . ’ |
| 14 | Raised up to ensure views over the canal basin , the concourse/café area is the most exciting space in Porters South — and forms the heart of the scheme . |
| 15 | THE Government was under pressure last night to re-enter negotiations over the ambulance dispute as unions stripped away all but three elements of their pay and conditions claim in an attempt to force talks at the conciliation service , Acas . |
| 16 | I had to hang blankets over the windows at night , and in the morning they were so heavy with moisture that I had a proper job taking them down . |
| 17 | Also includes further measures to liberalise controls over the development process . |
| 18 | It is designed to lift students over the notorious ‘ intermediate plateau ’ where they so often have the feeling that they are learning more slowly , and that English has become a much more complex language ! |
| 19 | Azerbaijan 's Minister of the Interior , Iskender Khamidov , left for Nakhichevan to hold talks over the issue , denying that there had been a conflict . |
| 20 | This date also saw the departure from the Middle East of the old carrier ‘ Eagle ’ , which left via the Suez Canal , whilst the headquarters of Fliegerkorps X moved from Sicily to direct operations over the Eastern Mediterranean and Aegean . |
| 21 | They are likely to face protests over the sacking of Granada Television chairman David Plowright who left the company on Friday . |
| 22 | An inquest in the town was told yesterday that Swales , who had drunk six pints , had been seen at least once before trying to beat trains over the unmanned crossing . |
| 23 | Police said two city sports stadiums used to house detainees over the past few days were filled and a third had to be used . |
| 24 | The paired t test was used to examine changes over the trial period within each group . |
| 25 | He proposed the establishment of a funding council for the grant-maintained sector and safeguards to prevent disputes over the running of schools , as had occurred recently at Stratford School in east London . |
| 26 | To prevent squabbles over the boundaries , which had been especially frequent between the borough and the neighbouring Aske estate , the purpose of the boundary riding was to define the exact line of demarcation . |
| 27 | We toasted the couple with champagne , sampled Jean-Paul 's cake ( not bad , considering how little time he had to make it ) and were allowed to throw confetti over the happy couple in their BBC function room — or was it really Grey Gables ? |
| 28 | Fairey Battle squadrons went in to attack bridges over the canal at Maastricht . |
| 29 | have a pencil and paper ready to take down interview details — dates , times , names and travel information , if you are able to make arrangements over the telephone ; |
| 30 | He then went on to attack Fields over the proliferation of licence applications to the CAA ( for routes that included Perth , Port Stanley , Barbados and Toronto ) which made Virgin look ‘ absurd ’ , when the airline had neither the planes to fly those routes , nor the finances to acquire them . |